Vanadzor City Stadium ( hy, Վանաձորի քաղաքային մարզադաշտ), is a multi-use stadium in

Vanadzor Vanadzor ( hy, Վանաձոր) is an urban municipal community and the third-largest city in Armenia, serving as the capital of Lori Province in the northern part of the country. It is located about north of the capital Yerevan. As of the 2011 cen ...

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, currently used for

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matches. Opened in 1958 as ''Lori Stadium'' ( hy, Լոռի մարզադաշտ) with a capacity of 5,000 spectators, it served as home to

Lori Vanadzor Lori may refer to: *Lori (given name) * Lori Province, Armenia * Lori Fortress, a fortress in Armenia * Lori Berd, a village in Armenia * Kingdom of Tashir-Dzoraget, a historical Armenian kingdom from c. 980 to 1240, sometimes known as the Kingdom ...

and FC Vanadzor.

Future plans

In October 2010, an agreement was achieved between the Vanadzor City Council and the

Football Federation of Armenia The Football Federation of Armenia (FFA) ( hy, Հայաստանի Ֆուտբոլի Ֆեդերացիա, ''Hayastani Futboli Federats’ia'') is the governing body of association football in Armenia. Its headquarters are located in Yerevan. The Fe ...

to renovate the stadium, under the operation of the FFA. However, in August 2011, the

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-Vanadzor Office appealed against the Vanadzor municipality to abolish the agreement. As a result of the appeal, the 2011-scheduled renovation with an envisaged cost of US dollars 3 million was abandoned.Vanadzor Stadium
/ref> Finally in December 2017, a major reconstruction process was launched to redevelop the venue and turn it into an all-seater stadium with a capacity of 4,000 seats. It is envisaged to have the project completed by the beginning of 2022. by the Vanadzor municipality until

References

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